Data protection is a hot topic at the moment, especially when it comes to the secure storage of sensitive personal information. So what steps can hospital executives take to ensure that their cybersecurity is up to par?

Use the Latest Operating Systems and Software

The older your operating system or software is, the more likely it is to have vulnerabilities. While installing updates regularly can seem costly and time-consuming, it’s still the best way to keep the data stored on your system secure.

Establish Stringent System Access Procedures

As an IT expert in a management position, cybersecurity should be one of your top priorities. Implementing new security measures in your organisation comes with some challenges, but is a big step towards protecting your organisation. Here are tips that can help you to run a cybersecurity project smoothly:

Do Thorough Research before You Start

It is vital to learn from people with experience in your road to creating a leadership-level security plan. Since you are likely to be the leader of cybersecurity in your company, you will have to study resources from other...

The demand for app developers is growing immensly while there are very few developers available in the market. This has pushed most companies to use low coding platforms to solve the shortage problem with little help from an IT specialist, and create software applications for their businesses.

About Low-codes Platforms

They are development platforms that allow the creation of application software by only using graphic user interface (UI), instead of the normal programming codes. The platforms allow users to create apps through dragging and dropping...

DevSecOps means "development, security and operations", and is the idea that everybody involved in the process of software development is also responsible for its security. With the increased reliance on computing technology in a rapidly changing world, businesses and their customers alike need to be confident that their data is being kept secure. By incorporating security processes into the development stages, instead of leaving it until the end, the necessary checks can be embedded, and many can also be automated.

Why switch to DevSecOps?

An announcement was made on Wednesday by the German government about the creation of a new security agency that will be responsible for the study and innovation of Germany's state of the art defence and security technology. The acency ought to start business as soon as possible and aims at having 100 employees. This can only happen after the Finance Ministry gives its consent since the agency will be set up as a limited liability corporation. If everything goes according to plan, then the agency can be operational as early as the start of 2019.

The Agency

Phishing is a modern-day online fraud that involves sending of suspicious messages, mostly using emails, to unsuspecting people requesting for sensitive information. The information usually requested are usernames, passwords for financial or other personal details. The common narrative used is detail verification with threats of terminating the service if the data requested is not provided.

Common Signs for Phishing Attempts

Spelling and Grammar used in an email are the first signs of phishing. In case the meaning or structure of a sentence is incoherent, do not open any...

SonicWall recently announced record statistics for ransomware attacks, malware volume, chip-based attacks, and encrypted threats in their 2018 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report. According to the CEO at The Chertoff Group, Chad Sweet, real-time cyber threat intelligence has become more dangerous than ever with cybercriminals unearthing new attack vectors such as chip-based and encrypted attacks. For organisations to stay safe in the cyberspace, they must utilise all tools in their security war chest.

Malware Volume Continue to Rise From 2017’s Record Highs

Ransom is only a small part of the cost that you are likely to incur when hackers attack your enterprise’s computer systems through ransomware. Although some of these costs go unnoticed, customer service interruptions lower businesses’ profitability heavily. But that is not all – read which costs a ransomware attack can mean for your company.

Direct Costs

Most attackers target the enterprise’s data, therefore, leading to data destruction. Consequently, victims may choose to pay the ransom to relieve their captured data. You might even be...

When it comes to the cyber threats, botnets and ransomware are currently dominating according to a Microsoft security study. The researchers collected the report by analysing data from Bing, Windows, Azure and Office 365. It seems to be essential for enterprises to be aware of such threats and come up with safety mechanisms to protect their date from attackers.

How Hackers Are Evading Detection Lately

Security experts are having a hard time detecting and fighting Locky ransomware that goes hand in hand with the Necurs botnet that has been spreading through...

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a superb innovation and has been deeply entrenched in every aspect of our lives. As IoT crawls into all aspects of our way of life, many security concerns arise, and the network connected to an enterprise or home could be a threat if compromised. Here are some of the risks that many people and companies are facing:

Privacy Concerns in the IoT World

With all the precautions that people take to secure data, the level of complexity displayed by cyber-attackers is extraordinary. Attacks can emanate not only from public networks but also from...